St Saviour's Church is an Anglican parish church to the north of the hamlet of Aughton, Lancashire, England.
| St Saviour's Church, Aughton | |
|---|---|
 St Saviour's Church, Aughton, from the east | |
  St Saviour's Church, Aughton Location in the City of Lancaster district | |
| 54°06′09″N 2°41′21″W / 54.1025°N 2.6892°W | |
| Location | Aughton, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Saviour, Aughton |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | E. G. Paley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1864 |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
| Deanery | Tunstall |
| Parish | Halton |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev Susan Seed |
| Priest(s) | Helen Leathard |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Martin Wakelin, |
| Organist(s) | Francis Roe |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mitzi Hayhurst, Hilary Carr |
| Parish administrator | Sandi Haythornthwaite |
Ecclesiastical organisation
editThe church is within the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Wilfrid, Halton and St Luke, Slyne-with-Hest.[1]
History
editThe church was built in 1864 and designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. It cost £590 (equivalent of £70,000 in 2023),[2] and provided seating for 100 people.[3] In 1913–14 the successors in the Lancaster practice, Austin and Paley added a parclose screen.[4]
Architecture
editIt is a small church with lancet windows, including a triple lancet at the east end. It has a bellcote at the west end, and a south porch.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ St Saviour, Aughton, Church of England, retrieved 26 August 2011
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 220.
- ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 248.
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 88.
Bibliography
- Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9